SEATRADE PERSONALITY 2008

Efthimios Mitropoulos, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization, was named Seatrade Personality 2008 in recognition of his outstanding leadership of the Organisation over the last five years, and in particular his strong response to the need for a holistic and multilateral IMO reaction to worldwide concern about air emissions from ships.  Mr Mitropoulos was elected Secretary General of the IMO in November 2003.

Efthimios Mitropoulos received the Seatrade Personality 2008 Award from Guest of Honour, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.

SEATRADE GLOBAL PERFORMER 2008

DP World won the Seatrade Global Performer Award 2008.  DP World are one of the world's leading marine terminal operators, with 43 terminals and 13 new developments in 28 countries, led by its flagship operation at Jebel Ali in Dubai.   In London to receive the Award was Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah, Group Chief Executive Officer of Port & Free Zone World, the holding company of DP World, Economic Zone World and P & O Ferries, and Vice Chairman of DP World.

Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah, Group Chief Executive Officer of Port & Free Zone World, the holding company of DP World, Economic Zone World and P & O Ferries, and Vice Chairman of DP World receiving the Seatrade Global Performer 2008 Award from Guest of Honour, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.

SEATRADE YOUNG PERSON IN SHIPPING 2008
(Award sponsored by Drydocks World)

Sadan Kaptanoglu, Managing Director of H.I Kaptanoglu Ship Management Company and board member of Kaptanoglu Holding, was named Seatrade Young Person In Shipping 2008. Ms Kaptanoglu is a leading voice among the younger generation in the Turkish Chamber of Shipping and a major supporter of the Turkish Maritime Education Foundation, and combines her business life with studies for a PhD degree at De Montfort University.

Sadan Kaptanoglu receiving the Seatrade Young Person in Shipping 2008 Award from Guest of Honour, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.  Others pictured from the left:  Chris Hayman, Chairman, Seatrade, Geoff Taylor, CEO, Drydocks World, and IMO Secretary-General Efthimios Mitropoulos.

SAFETY AT SEA
(Award sponsored by Lloyd’s Register)

Winner
IMC Maritime System Development, The Netherlands
SafeWinch.

Runners Up

Technofibre (S) Pte Ltd., Singapore
Safety Remote Release Device (SR2D).

Telemedic Systems Ltd, UK
VitalLink3.

PROTECTION OF THE MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(Award sponsored by ABS)

Winner
Martek Marine Ltd, UK
MariNOx.

INNOVATION IN SHIP OPERATIONS
(Award sponsored by TJ Shipping and Logistics)

Winner
Beluga Shipping GmbH, Germany
SkySails.

Runners Up

Bestobell LNG, UK
Float Level Isolation Valve.

NAPA Group, Finland
NAPA Power.

(Award sponsored by North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA))

Winner
The Mission to Seafarers, UK
MV “Flying Angel”.

Runners Up

The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, Iran
Human Capital Management.

Lloyd’s Register Asia, Hong Kong
Lloyd’s Register Maritime Institute.

JOHN A. HADJIPATERAS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS 2008

For the eighth year, the John A. Hadjipateras scholarships – worth a total of £11,000 – were presented to two promising graduates, Mr Alexis Saris and Mr Timothee Pino Sumbula Mutombo both of whom are studying MSc Shipping, Trade and Finance at London’s City University, Cass Business School.

Mr Alexis Saris and Mr Timothee Pino Sumbula Mutombo pictured with Seatrade’s Chairman, Chris Hayman.